Cryptic crossword clue
Don’t split small dead plant 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HOGWEED

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The straight part
We know that "plant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case plant = hogweed.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HOGWEED mean?

HOGWEED noun
  1. Any coarse weedy herb.
  2. An umbelliferous plant, of genus Heracleum, most species of which are phototoxic.
  3. Certain plants from the genera Ambrosia, Erigeron, or Heracleum.

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